With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Bio: Vash Young was an American author of motivational and self-improvement books with a popular following during the Great Depression. His writings, especially his last book Fortunes for All reveal much of his early life.
